Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon is lost today

 

Well, if you're gonna go, might as well go like that.

Wheldon was one of the few in Indy that could probably compete in F1, dude was a beast RIP

RIP. Is it true that they increased the number of drivers from the usual 24 to 34? And many of the newcomers was semi professionals with less experience?

 

Hope this is an eye opener for the Indycar association that safety always comes first.

 RIP, but nice exit.

I think what happened was that almost everybody that attempted to qualify did. I guess standards weren't set high enough.
 

 

RIP, a sad loss for the world of Indy car racing. Reminds me of a few other tragic loss in motorsports:

 

NHRA Nitro Funnycar pilot Scott Kalitta

 

 

NASCAR driver Dale Ernhart Sr

 

It's a real shame. They need to ban this so called sport of racing, the majority of people watch it just for the crashes.

Banning motorsport racing isn't the answer. I think most people who watch motorsport racing aren't watching it just for the crashes. Most who watch motorsports are actually interested in the sport and never want to see a crash happen that would take the life of a driver(s) or spectator(s).

Edited by warubozu - 10/18/11 at 11:01am

Quite a blanket statement. As a newer fan of racing I don't personally watch it because I want to see people wreck, I watch it for the competitive racing. One death and you're ready to ban the sport entirely? Seems a bit drastic considering the lengths the sport goes to prevent things like that from happening. That said, I'm not really a fan of open-wheeled cars going 220 on a banked oval.

RIP and condolences to his family.

I follow racing in a small way and it is NOT to see the wrecks and crashes. My cousin races SCCA (won a national championship a few years back) and I go to amateur races regularly. Crashes make me cringe and I hate seeing them.

My understanding is that this race pushed the envelope in the amount of cars and track limitations. That needs to change. The unnecessary risks have to be taken out. Wrecked cars is one thing, loss of life is quite another.

Inevitable post is inevitable, yes we all watch racing and hockey for the deaths and fights................even though they rarely happen.

 

All the more reason to ditch oval races, R.I.P.

 

 

^^^^^ Did they bother making the track longer because of that?....

Edited by Astrozombie - 10/18/11 at 4:12am

Well if you haven't heard that statement or see that the only popular racing videos are of crashes, then... okay.

 

I enjoy the Monte Carlo F1 and likewise I don't watch it for the crashes, but the popular videos on youtube are all crashes.

Originally Posted by Astrozombie 
 

Inevitable post is inevitable, yes we all watch racing and hockey for the deaths and fights................even though they rarely happen.

 

All the more reason to ditch oval races, R.I.P.

 

 

^^^^^ Did they bother making the track longer because of that?....

 

Really? So it must mean that all the spectators in the stands at the track or those that watch it on tv are only interested in seeing someone crash and possibly die? I beg to differ as I race at my 1/4 mile drag strip or watch others if I can't race myself. I can tell you for a fact that all the participants and spectators don't watch it just to see somone crash. Crashes are unavoidable and it does happen despite all the necessary safety precautions taken as mentioned earlier.

 

The concern about Las Vegas Motor Speedway by some of the drivers was the increased number of cars allowed in the race and the higher top end speed of 220 mph through the straightaways. When the track was built cars weren't going as fast and less cars were in the race. They might now consider cutting down the number of cars allowed in the race and or lowering the top end speed.

Edited by warubozu - 10/18/11 at 11:30am

Those type videos like horror movies are made to make money. They target certain individuals that aren't interested in the motorsports but like to see something horrifying. Hardly what I consider to be the majority of spectators that watch motorsport racing.